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Depending on the type of surgery, some patients go home the same day while others may go home in two to four days. The days between surgery and...

Treatment of Osteoporosis of the Spine

While lost bone cannot be replaced and osteoporosis cannot be cured completely, there are ways to slow down its progression, maintain healthy bone...

Types of Spinal Fractures

Fractures can occur anywhere along the spine. Five to ten percent occur in the cervical (neck) region. 64% occur in the thoracolumbar (thorax/lower...

Causes and Symptoms of Spinal Fractures

Spinal fractures are caused by trauma or conditions that weaken the bones. Fractures can result from low or high energy trauma: • A low energy...

Sleeping Techniques for Mid or Lower Back Surgery

The best sleeping position to reduce your back pain after surgery is either on your back with your knees bent and a pillow under your knees or on...

Surgical Treatment for Spinal Stenosis

Surgery, Treatments

If other non-surgical treatments haven’t reduced your symptoms, your doctor could recommend surgical treatment. Surgery can relieve pressure on your...

Non-Surgical Treatment for Spinal Stenosis

Stenosis is the abnormal narrowing of a passage in your body, therefore spinal stenosis is the narrowing of your spinal canal (central stenosis) or...

What to Expect After Mid or Lower Back Surgery

Surgery

Recovery from surgery takes time and each person recovers at a different pace. After spine surgery, you can expect your back to feel stiff and sore....

What to Expect Before Your Spinal Procedure

Once you have decided to have spine surgery, there are a number of preparations that follow. Pre-Operative Evaluation During the physical exam...

After Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery

After a cervical disc replacement procedure, do everything you can to allow your body to heal in the best way possible. Keep the following checklist...

Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis

For most patients, the evaluation of spinal stenosis begins with a comprehensive physical and neurological examination followed by confirmatory...

Causes and Symptoms of Spondylolisthesis

The exact cause of spondylolisthesis is unknown, although certain risk factors have been identified. Fractures When you fracture your spine,...

What You Can Do to Prepare Before Your Surgery

Surgery

If surgery is the recommended route to treat your condition and back pain, be sure to follow your doctor’s guidelines pre and post-op. Before your...

Minimally Invasive Cervical Disc Replacement

Spine surgery is traditionally an open surgery. This means the area being operated on is opened with a long incision to allow the surgeon to view...

Diagnosis & Screening of Osteoporosis of the Spine

Osteoporosis is different from most other diseases or illnesses because there is not a single cause. Different testing methods may help determine if...

Symptoms of Osteoporosis of the Spine

Osteoporosis is often referred to as a silent disease. This means it can develop without any signs. In the case of osteoporosis, bone loss occurs...

Causes and Symptoms of Herniated Disc

As we age, the spinal discs gradually lose fluid. This process starts at about age 30 and progresses over time. As the discs dry out, microscopic...

Body Mechanics for Neck and Back Pain

Your spine is made up of four main parts. From top to bottom the parts are: the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-body), lumbar (lower back) and sacral...

Non-Surgical Treatment for Chronic Back Pain

Prior to starting any type of treatment, it's important to see a spine specialist to develop an appropriate treatment program for your specific...

Guide to Diagnostic Tests for Spine Surgery

Pain, Treatments

If your spine surgeon suspects that a specific condition may be causing your pain, they will order diagnostic tests. These could include imaging,...

Living with Chronic Pain: The Mind-Body Issue

Research shows that most chronic back pain is psychosomatic. This means that mental processes like depression, frustration, and attitude play a...

Living with Chronic Pain

Chronic back pain and neck pain is defined as pain lasting longer than three to six months. It is the opposite of acute pain, which is temporary,...

What Happens During a Microdiscectomy?

A Lumbar microdiscectomy is a surgery performed to remove a herniated disc or degenerative disc in the lower spine. The doctor makes an incision to...

Pain in the Neck and Lower Back